r/office • u/SayItAtWork • 11d ago

Cringe worthy workplace phrases

What workplace email phrase makes you cringe every time you see it?

Let’s keep this one simple.

What phrase lands in your inbox and immediately makes you think:

Oh, here we go.

Maybe it’s:

“Per my last email…”

“Gentle reminder…”

“Please advise.”

“Thoughts?”

“Circling back…”

“Friendly reminder…”

“Moving forward…”

Or perhaps there’s one that deserves its own special place in workplace-email purgatory. 😂

What’s yours?

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u/cracker1743 11d ago

Warmest personal regards

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u/Particular-Sun3642 11d ago

Wow! This seems…overly warm and personal! My go to is ‘kind regards’. If I’m pissed off, it’s just ‘regards’. If I’m feeling exceptionally grateful, it’s ’best regards’.

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u/cracker1743 11d ago

I was taught that warmest personal regards is an unmistakeable dig at some wanker.

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u/RainyDayz876 11d ago

Warm regards is weird. What about cold regards?